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deCODE Genetics CEO: “We’re in a tough spot”
I noted yesterday that the annual earnings report of Icelandic biotech giant deCODE Genetics, one of the major players in modern human genetics, suggested that the company is veering steadily towards...
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deCODE Genetics on the brink of insolvency
A reader pointed me to this press release on the dire financial state of Icelandic biotech deCODE Genetics. The slow financial train-wreck that is deCODE has been sliding off the rails for years (see...
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There’s many a slip ‘twixt spit and SNP: errors in personal genomics data
Peter Aldhous has a great piece of detective work in New Scientist, which has revealed a bizarre and sporadic glitch in the online software provided by personal genomics company deCODEme to allow...
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deCODE Genetics declare bankruptcy, will sell core business to US investors
Struggling Icelandic biotech deCODE Genetics has finally reached the point of formal insolvency. A press release today announces that the company has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in a US court: In...
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Details on the future of the deCODEme service
I was just sent this email by a deCODEme customer: As a valued subscriber to deCODEme, we wanted to write to you directly to let you know about some important developments in the company and how we...
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A short but glorious rant
Misha Angrist has a very brief but eloquent rant in response to the genomics nay-sayers in this Nature News piece on the bankruptcy of deCODE Genetics. Here’s a taste: I agree: GWAS is of limited value...
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deCODEme opens its doors to free data upload from 23andMe customers
A curious tweet this morning from personal genomics company deCODEme, barely a few weeks after the declaration of formal bankruptcy of parent company deCODE Genetics: @decodegenetics: Migrate to deCODE...
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deCODEme’s embarrassing data processing glitches – lessons for companies and...
Late last week I noted an intriguing offer by personal genomics company deCODEme: customers of rival genome scan provider 23andMe can now upload and analyse their 23andMe data through the deCODEme...
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“New” features in the deCODEme interface
I’m currently playing around with my 23andMe data in the deCODEme browser. deCODEme’s (apparently new?) Relationship Check feature, which appears to be a targeted version of 23andMe’s Relative Finder...
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The end of the deCODEme personal genomics service?
This piece in Newsweek is a neat summary of the rise and fall of Icelandic genomics giant deCODE Genetics. Regular readers of Genetic Future will be aware that the company has been steadily bleeding...
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